Assignment3

I found many of the vampire stories interesting, especially the one from Russia and Roumania.

Moravia:

I found it funny when in the Moravian legend the priests of the area tried contacting Rome and the Vatican for help on the problem they literally saw as an epidemic, and Rome refused to help them because they said their fears were of "no more than falses or fancies". Yet the Roman Catholic church tried and killed thousands for something as equally far-fetched as witchcraft.

Russia:

The thing I found most interesting about this tale wasn't the vampire's rise from the dead with a carriage and horses and coachmen, but was when they tried to block off the bridge so that the apparition could not get to town, and the vampire was able to raise the gate bar without touching it. There are very few stories that I've heard at least in which vampires have telekinetic abilities, especially not in one of the old legends.

Botsoni:

I found this one the most interesting because it seemed to almost combine stories of witchcraft and vampirism. The vampire confined her to the woods, and after the death of both of them in their feud the girl was left alone in the woods, but the woods sadly enchanted her too much. Its the first story I've ever heard in which a person could be bewitched into being a vampire instead of merely bitten.